Population Studies

Population Studies - a UNIT, NOT A FULL CREDIT

view the video and complete the worksheet:
http://video.pbs.org/searchForm/?q=crash+a+tale+of+two+species

Links:
The Face of 7 Billion article and interactives http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/03/age-of-man/kolbert-text

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view: 7 Billion (NG) 35.3 Human population growth complete readings and worksheets File Not Found File Not Found World Population AD1 to 2030 (may want to watch this on fast forward just to get the visual) Why Human Population Hysteria May Be More Damaging than it seemsnews article Opinion article on human population and carrying capacity go to this site and compare the world's current population to the population of the world on the day you were born http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop a tutorial on population and maps and graphs of human population through time	Mother: Caring for 7 Billion preview video As you view/read and discuss the following, reflect on: What is leading to an increase in populations in the countries highlighted in our readings/ videos? How does access to education and birth control affect the health of and options for women? Early marriage overview reading Selenavideo Zambia's growing populationreading Girl Effectvideo Madagascar: Women Tackle Population Growthreading PSA: world populationvideo	How did American women become empowered to make family planning decisions and what effect did it have on their education and careers? American Experience: The Pill video National Geographic: 7 billion Seven Billion and Counting read about declining populations in Japan, Italy and Russia (do a search of the following site for the most current information, or use the links provided after the questions): News Articles on Human Population What is causing the decline? How is the decline affecting the country today? How is the decline expected to affect the country in the future?	The most typical human According to the video, the most typical human is a Han Chinese Male. Piggybacking on this idea, we will briefly examine China's Once Child policy. an overview of China's one child policy Precious Children - pbs population campaigns - nova One child policy economic impact Adjusting population control policies Relaxing the one child policy China's Lost Girls: national geographic short After viewing the video clips about China�s once child policy and reading the news articles, meet in small groups to discuss your opinions: What was the cause of the policy? What are the long term and short term effects (legal, economic, social, environmental) of the policy? think about both intentional and unintentional results What do you think of the policy?http://www.prbblog.org/